Aging effect on inductive capacity of human demineralized bone matrix
- 1 September 1996
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery
- Vol. 115 (6), 303-306
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00420320
Abstract
Demineralized bone powder (DBP) prepared from human cortical bone was implanted into subcutaneous pouches of athymic Nu/Nu mice for 28 days. The osteoinductive capacity was evaluated by histomorphometry of the induced cartilage and bone, and by alkaline phosphatase activity in the implant. Very small amounts of new bone and cartilage were found at histological analysis, confirming that human DBP is much less osteoinductive than that from other species. Whereas the morphometric data of the implants from the young and aged donors were not significantly different, the alkaline phosphatase activity was significantly lower in the implants from the old donors than from the younger ones. This difference between the morphometric and biochemical results could reflect the fact that the enzymatic activity is already present in the osteoprogenitor cells. At 28 days, the osteoblastic activity in contact with DBP from the aged group is characterized by a decrease in the enzymatic amount which is not yet visible at the tissue level. This tendency to a decrease in the osteoinductive capacity of bone matrix is an additional aspect of the age-related alterations which occur in bone tissue and could be attributed to modifications of different proteins of the bone matrix, including bone morphogenetic protein.Keywords
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